Obituaries

Sep 14, 2018

Mrs. Raye Marie Moss, 84, of Lake Village, AR, died Friday, September 14, 2018, at the McGehee Hospital.  She was a native of Crossett, AR, but a resident of Lake Village for 59 years.  She was a retired school teacher and a member of St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lake Village. She is preceded in death by her...

Sep 11, 2018

Bishop Joe Baylor Mason, 73, of Crossett, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, AR.  He was a native of Lawson, AR, and a resident of Crossett for 49 years.  Bishop Mason was the pastor of Living Word Church of God in Christ, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a retiree of Georgia Pacific...

Sep 1, 2018

Jamia Nicole Allison, 14, of Little Rock, AR, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 in Wilmot, AR.  She is a native of Little Rock and a student at Estem Charter High School.  She was a member of Zeal Church in Little Rock.  She was a member of the volleyball team, National Honor Society, Designing Daughters mentor for kids, and the...

Sep 1, 2018

Mr. James Harvey Pamplin, 75, of Hamburg, AR died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Aime Hospice Care in Shreveport, LA.  He is a native of Jerome, AR, a retired truck driver, and of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Margie Evon-Pamplin, on March 23, 2018; his parents, Frank and Louise Gregory-Pamplin; four...

Aug 18, 2018

Mr. Eddie Lee Colbert, 72, of Crossett, AR passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, AR.  He was a lifelong resident of Crossett, AR, a retiree of International Paper Mill, and a member of First Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Drive in Crossett. He was preceded in death by his wife of...

Aug 8, 2018

Mrs. Bertha Marie Jordan, 92, of Little Rock, AR passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at her home, in Little Rock, AR, surrounded by her family. She was a native of Jerome, AR, but grew up in Crossett, AR, in the White Station Community, a resident of Rockford, IL for 22 years, and a resident of Little Rock for...

Aug 3, 2018

Ms. Sarah Johnson, 84, of Crossett, AR, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehab.  She was a native of Lacey, AR, but a resident of Crossett for the past 48 years.  She was a homemaker and a member of Promise Land Baptist Church in Lacey, AR. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank...

Jul 31, 2018

Mrs. Sharon Kay Jeffers, 65, of Crossett, AR passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR.  She was a resident of Crossett for 40 years, a past resident of Hamburg, and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her father, Raymond Hale; two brothers Glen and Mark Hale.  Sharon was a devoted wife...

Jul 21, 2018

Mrs. Mildred Irene Woods, 91, of Montrose, AR passed away July 21, 2018 at the Dermott City Nursing Home.  She was a native of Portland, but a resident of Montrose.  She was a homemaker and a member of Brown Temple Baptist Church in Portland, AR. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elijah Stepps; one son, James Leppol, one...

Jul 19, 2018

Mr. George Thomas, 90, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at his residence surrounded by his wife and children.  He was a lifelong resident of Montrose, AR, a retired farmer, and a member of First Baptist Church in Montrose. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Riley and Bernice Thompson-Turner; one brother, William Riley.  George loved his church...

Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Billy James Hampton, 71, of Crossett, AR, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at his residence.  He was a lifelong resident of Ashley County and a member of Pleasant Green Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by a grandson, Keodrick Tyree Hampton; his parents, Rev. Dallas and Elizabeth Carney-Hampton; seven brothers, Walter, Clinton, Junior, Levell, Troy, Charles, and...

Jul 18, 2018

Mr. Sancheze Demarte Watkins, 24, of Monticello, AR passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 near Monticello, in a motor vehicle accident.  He was a native of Parkdale, AR, but a resident of Monticello.  He worked for the Diamond Dog Food Company. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Taylor Lewis; paternal grandparents, Herman and Jean Watkins.  Sancheze loved...

Jun 24, 2018

Rev. Melvin Leon Smith, 72, of Crossett, AR, passed away Sunday June 24, 2018, at his home with his family by his side.  He was a life-long resident of Crossett, a retired carpenter, and a member of Pleasant Green Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tameka Smith; his parents, Leon and Lillie Mae Collins-Smith; a sister,...

Jun 22, 2018

Mr. Murray DeWayne Cockrell, 71, of Crossett, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at his home.  He was a life-long resident of Crossett and a retired crane operator on the wood yard for Georgia Pacific Paper Mill.  He was of Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Billie Mae Clark-Cockrell, in March of 2002; a...

Jun 5, 2018

Mr. Richard Martin, 66, of Lake Village, AR died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at the Lake Village Rehabilitation and Care Center.  He was a lifelong resident of Lake Village and a member of Little Greenland Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Anderson Martin.  Richard was a very caring person who loved his family and friends...

Jun 4, 2018

Mr. Richard Colon Kelley, 73, of Crossett, AR, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018.  He was a resident of Crossett, in the Cooter community, and a lifelong resident of Ashley County.  He was a retired truck driver and a member of Cloverdale Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Alice Faye...

Jun 1, 2018

Mr. David Charles Wykoff,71, of Hamburg, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018, at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehab in Crossett.  He was a native of Golden Colorado, a past resident of Hot Springs, AR, and a resident of Hamburg, AR for the past two and a half years.  He was a furniture builder and restored antique furniture. He is preceded...

May 7, 2018

Pastor Patsy Delois Hatchett, age 70, of Fountain Hill, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Fountain Hill, a graduate Fountain Hill High School in 1966, and a retiree of Georgia Pacific Paper Mill after 22 years of service.  She completed four years of the ministry program through the AME Church...

May 6, 2018

Mrs. Beulah Faye Hicks, 66, of Conway, AR died Sunday May 6, 2018, at Baptist Health medical center in Conway. She was a native of Crossett, but former resident of Compton, CA and Newport News, VA.  She was a member of True Holliness Saint Center in Conway.

She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence Robinson....

May 6, 2018

Mr. William Eugene "Billy" Lewis, 83, of Crossett, AR died Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. He was a native of Crossett, but a former resident of Daly City, CA for 43 years.  He was a supervisor for many years at Kelley-Moore Paint Company.  He was a member of Gates Chapel, AME...